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In the old Testament it is most usually attributed to the Prophets,¹ especially when it is expressed in the singular number. Among other Prophets Ezekiel is most frequently styled with this title, SON OF MAN: he is in his Prophecy so called almost an hundred times. The reason whereof I take to be this, He had visions both more in number, and more rare in kind, revealed unto him, then any other Prophet had: now lest he should be exalted out of measure through the abundance of revelations, the Lord often putteth him in mind of his estate by nature, that he was but a son of man, a mortal man, even a worm.

In the old Testament it is most vsually attributed to the Prophets,¹ especially when it is expressed in the singular number. Among other Prophets Ezechiel is most frequently stiled with this title, SONNE OF MAN: he is in his Prophesie so called almost an hundred times. The reason wherof I take to be this, He had visions both more in number, and more rare in kinde, reuealed vnto him, then any other Prophet had: now lest he should be exalted out of measure through the abundance of reuelations, the Lord often putteth him in minde of his estate by nature, that he was but a sonne of man, a mortall man, euen a worme.

1. 13 To Prophets.

In the new Testament it is most usually attributed unto Christ,¹ and that most frequently in the history of the Evangelists, and when Christ speaketh of himself. Once Saint Stephen termeth Christ the Son of Man.²

In the new Testament it is most vsually attributed vnto Christ,